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Paperback. Columbia Rising: Civil Life on the Upper Hudson from the Revolution to the Age of Jackson Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469609737
ISBN
9781469609737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.31

Paperback. Details the major aspect of Brazilian popular music and its relation to the formation of national identity in Brazil includes a wealth of musical history. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412618
ISBN
9780815412618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.98

Paperback. Series: Discovering Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JHBL; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
6th
Condition
New
SKU
9780747805595
ISBN
9780747805595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57

Paperback. Paperback, cream spine. 116pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Royal Institute of Navigation/Cambridge University Press London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KON0819309
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.99
€ 5.49

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
SKU
9780007150700
ISBN
9780007150700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.05

Paperback. A History of Warfare stresses that warmaking, for all its destructiveness, has been an inescapable feature of human culture since organised societies emerged. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 b/w plates. BIC Classification: HBT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Random House
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844137497
ISBN
9781844137497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.27

Hardback. In Herder: Aesthetics against Imperialism, John K. Noyes plumbs the connections between Herder's anti-imperialism, often acknowledged but rarely explored in depth, and his epistemological investigations. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTQ; HPCD; HPK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650381
ISBN
9781442650381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Paperback. Sigmund Stein was a Jew and also a German with deep roots in rural Germany. When fellow Jews urged Stein to leave Germany in the 1930s and after, he refused. The divided loyalty of a lifetime was finally resolved in Auschwitz. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; G; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2001st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634045
ISBN
9781566634045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292518
ISBN
9780500292518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. The first dedicated study of the treaty process that dominated inter-war navies. A readable summary of the political, economic and strategic background with detailed analysis of warship design in all major navies. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473852730
ISBN
9781473852730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Over seventy merchant ships sailed in the Task force sent by Britain to recapture the Falkland islands in 1982. Some were Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, but the majority were STUFT-ships taken up from trade-and the officers and crew of these merchant vessels, all volunteers, suddenly found themselves thrust into a war zone in the South Atlantic. Num Pages: 252 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906266233
ISBN
9781906266233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.40

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jay, John. Series: Selected Papers of John Jay. Num Pages: 960 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBT; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813931234
ISBN
9780813931234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.88

Hardcover. A leading representative of New York in the Continental Congress, John Jay (1745-1829) became one of the American commissioners who negotiated peace with Great Britain. This work consists of a wide-ranging selection of some of the most significant and interesting public and private documents and letters, written or received by Jay. Editor(s): Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles. Num Pages: 912 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928043
ISBN
9780813928043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.74

Paperback. Includes essays that intend to restore the social context of ancient Greek drama. This title considers how individual plays and groups of dramas pertained to the concerns of the body politic and how these issues were presented in the convention of the stage and as centerpieces of civic ceremonies. Editor(s): Winkler, John J.; Zeitlin, Froma I. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691015255
ISBN
9780691015255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.57

Hardback. An important new look at Cold War art on both sides of the Atlantic Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 colour + 136 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AGB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188431
ISBN
9780300188431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.73

Paperback. The Mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the birth or growth of three of our greatest religions and links three of the world's six continents. This book tells the story of the Middle Sea itself - a story that begins with the Phoenicians and the Pharaohs and ends with the Treaty of Versailles. Num Pages: 688 pages, 32 pp colour and b/w illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBT; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844133086
ISBN
9781844133086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Concentrates on the Bute West, Bute East and Roath Docks, from their beginnings in the 1840s, through the boom years of the 1950s and '60s to the period of redevelopment and modernisation. This book includes 300 photographs and maps. Series: Maritime Heritage S. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857943054
ISBN
9781857943054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857943092
ISBN
9781857943092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. In the years following its near-bankruptcy in 1976 until the end of the 1980s, New York City came to epitomize the debt-driven of the Reagan era. This book asks why a city with a large minority population and a long tradition of liberalism elected a conservative mayor who promoted real-estate development and belittled minority activists. Series: City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 tables 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691036731
ISBN
9780691036731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745762
ISBN
9781910745762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

paperback. Identifies the factors and causes of the South's festering propensity for aggression that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. This title asserts that the South was dominated by militant white men who resorted to violence in the face of social, personal, or political conflict. It details the consequences of antebellum aggression. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070693
ISBN
9780252070693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.52

Paperback. A highly readable historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought and the impact of science on western culture, from ancient times through to the twentieth century. Organised chronologically, the book explores the history of studies of the natural world, and man's role within that world, in a single volume Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 black & white tables, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230019430
ISBN
9780230019430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.45

Num Pages: 8 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
8
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813119601
ISBN
9780813119601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.78

Paperback. Probing the effect of the Vietnam War on the American self-image, the author uses popular culture, literature, and film to study how the myths and symbols of the war reflected the politics of Americans. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231058797
ISBN
9780231058797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. In a series of 54 full-colour maps covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this book comprehensively charts the dramatic history of the Celts from their origins in the Bronze Age to their present-day diaspora. It deals with the Continental Celts, the Atlantic Celts and the modern Celts and their state of culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 214 illustrations, 180 in colour. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500288313
ISBN
9780500288313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.71

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306817922
ISBN
9780306817922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.33

Paperback. How the people of a typical English village lived and died in the worst epidemic in history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823071
ISBN
9780753823071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.77

Hardback. An insightful look at the varying types of food eaten during the Great War and the differences in quality between the ordinary troops on the front lines and the officers. The book explores the accounts of men cooking and eating on the front line and the difficulties they faced. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx 120 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473827455
ISBN
9781473827455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.18

Paperback. With an introduction to the world of bells and bell-ringing, this book explains how bells are made and how a ringing installation works. It explains the nature of change ringing, which has mathematical as well as musical aspects. It provides insights into the ringing community, and more. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AMN; AVRJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747814337
ISBN
9780747814337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Hardcover. Improbably located in the heart of the Jewish ghetto on the Lower East side of Manhattan, the "Neighborhood Playhouse" and its brief yet influential tenure offers a fascinating story from the annals of theater history. This book provides an account of the Neighborhood Playhouse's history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631552
ISBN
9780815631552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.38

Hardcover. This book seeks to explore the changing nature of English society through a case study of countryside and town in southern England during the period from c.1380 to c.1520. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806846
ISBN
9781902806846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.03

Paperback. A magical book that turns one modest square mile of exurban land into the most remarkably fascinating place Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; PSAF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611684889
ISBN
9781611684889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.60

Paperback. The coastline of Victorian and Edwardian Britain provided beauty, entertainment and a venue for most people's holidays. But it was also a thriving centre of industry - shipbuilding and fishing. This book travels around Britain's coast - clockwise from London - looking at the industries that could be found at many of the cities and towns en route. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806783
ISBN
9780747806783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Sheet map, folded.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mapseeker Archive Publishing
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844918126
ISBN
9781844918126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine empire Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms. Editor(s): Haldon, John F. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132411
ISBN
9781405132411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.31

Hardback. Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine empire Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms. Editor(s): Haldon, John F. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132404
ISBN
9781405132404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.80

Hardcover. Real-life adventures of 19th-century travel Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 544 pages, 280 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 190 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1339.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356963
ISBN
9780253356963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.94

Paperback. Explores the world of the thumbscrew and the rack, engines of torture authorized for investigating crime in European legal systems from medieval times into the eighteenth century. Drawing on juristic literature and legal records, this crisply written book provides an account of how European legal systems became dependent on the use of torture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBT; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468945
ISBN
9780226468945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.51

hardcover. Drawing on manuscript sources, including the voluminous Rodgers family papers, and the articles, essays, and monographs on American naval history, this book provides a candid appraisal of Rodgers' personal strengths and weaknesses, professional successes and failures. It offers a fresh perspective on the dramatic events of Rodgers' long career. Series: New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 maps, 14 b&w photos, chronology, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813029634
ISBN
9780813029634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Paperback. An introduction to an age of conflict. Taking account of political, economic and social developments, the author examines the lines of division in late 16th-century Europe: between a Protestant North and a Catholic South; between the rich economy of the West and the poverty of the agrarian East. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217800
ISBN
9780631217800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.58